Blue Wizard
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Here's an absolute gem from the rabbit hole I'm currently going down.
Random Jabber Jibber thread
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I miss your rabbit holes
BarnBuster
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A Proclamation on the Month Of The Military Child, 2022 | The White House
Each April, the Month of the Military Child provides a chance for us to recognize and thank the children of our service members and veterans. I have always believed that America has a sacred obligation to prepare our troops when we send them into harm’s way and to support them and their...
BarnBuster
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A so-so movie but the event it portrayed "Orphan Trains" was real, from just before the American Civil War thru the end of the 1920's and involved some 200,000 children.
en.wikipedia.org
socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu
Orphan Train - Wikipedia
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Orphan Trains
Between 1854 and 1929 the United States was engaged in an ambitious, and ultimately controversial, social experiment to rescue poor and homeless children, the Orphan Train Movement. The Orphan Trai…
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.The Outdoorsman.
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Am I just really high or did the news say russia is using trained military dolphins in the black sea? Time to bust out our hypersonic kamikaze seagulls
raratt
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The US trained them also at Pt Mugu in So Cal, I've seen where they were kept.
BarnBuster
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Kee-riste, it's about time. I need a solid 2 weeks of this just to get back to even this year
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lol, well, that sure as F didn't happen, damn...
I'm hoping for the war economy surge.
Did you try it?
Looks like it's still in free fall. : (
lokie
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My son is in buy mode. If I were his age I probably would be too.
You scared me for a moment there!
I backed off my risk factor when I retired otherwise it would most certainly be worse.
BarnBuster
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When I was still working, I preached and preached to the youngsters to max out their 401's and Roths. They, (much like I did at that age), said WTF does this old geezer know and I wish he'd STFU about it!
BarnBuster
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I didn't and kept all of it in equities, no bonds, but I can get by on other income, SS and such. Only problem now is I have to start taking Required Minimum Distributions which sucks if the market is at a low. This is the first year I have to do that so I have until April of next year for mkt to rebound.
A Russian naval base is defended by dolphins. It's not as unusual as it sounds
Citing satellite imagery, a submarine analyst says Russia's navy is deploying dolphins to defend a crucial base off Crimea. Russia and the U.S. have run marine-mammal training programs for decades.
www.npr.org
The last 21 years of my working life I was putting 25% of my salary into the 401.
I talked to the kids as well & got the same response (much like I probably would have at their age).